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Crime movies

A deep dive into the underworld of gangsters, detectives, and heists where the line between right and wrong blurs.

Subgenres include: Organized Crime, Heist, Con Artist Crime.

1922

451. 1922

Horror Crime Drama Psychological Horror Organized Crime
6.2

20171h 42min

United States

Director: Zak Hilditch

Overview

A simple yet proud rancher conspires to murder his wife for financial gain, convincing his teenage son to participate.

Themes

Deception sustains crime, Pride precedes ruin, Greed causes murder, Guilt haunts the living, Loyalty tested under strain, Consequences outlive the act

Available on

Netflix
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Beauty and the Dogs

452. Beauty and the Dogs

Crime Drama Thriller
7.1

20171h 40min

Director: Kaouther Ben Hania

Overview

When Mariam, a young Tunisian woman, is raped by police officers after leaving a party, she is propelled into a harrowing night in which she must fight for her rights even though justice lies on the side of her tormentors.


Loving Pablo

453. Loving Pablo

Crime Drama Narcotics Crime Political Drama
6.4

20172h 3min

Bulgaria, Spain

Director: Fernando León de Aranoa

Overview

The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.

Themes

Rise and fall dynamics, Ambiguous loyalties, Illicit power and media, Romantic loyalty under danger, Public life vs crime, Terror-induced upheaval

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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The Outlaws

454. The Outlaws

Action Crime Thriller Martial Arts Action Organized Crime
7.2

20172h 1min

South Korea

Director: Kang Yun-sung

Overview

In Chinatown, law and order is turned upside down when a trio of feral Chinese gangsters arrive, start terrorizing civilians, and usurping territory. The beleaguered local gangsters team up with the police, lead by the badass loose cannon Ma Seok-do, to bring them down. Based on a true story.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Moral ambiguity in policing, Police collaboration with criminals, Urban crime and enclave dynamics, Territory driven gang conflict, Fear and power in the city

Available on

Amazon Video
The Roku Channel
Xumo Play
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Brawl in Cell Block 99

455. Brawl in Cell Block 99

Action Crime Thriller One-Person Army Prison Crime
7.1

20172h 12min

United States

Director: S. Craig Zahler

Overview

After working as a drug courier and getting into a brutal shootout with police, a former boxer finds himself at the mercy of his enemies as they force him to instigate violent acts that turn the prison he resides in into a battleground.

Themes

Deception and coercion, Violence as control, Family under duress, Prison as battleground, Coercive manipulation under threat, Distrust in allies

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hulu
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle

456. Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Action Adventure Comedy Crime Spy Action
6.7

20172h 21min

United Kingdom, United States

Director: Matthew Vaughn

Overview

When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.

Themes

Corruption and accountability, Duty vs personal life, Technology as leverage, Public health crisis, Cross-border alliance tensions, Secrecy vs loyalty

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
HBO Max
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The Insult

457. The Insult

Drama Crime Legal Drama Organized Crime
7.6

20171h 52min

France, Lebanon

Director: Ziad Doueiri

Overview

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

Themes

Civil war memory, Refugee politics, Emotional distress premise, Legal rhetoric and bias, Freedom of thought vs hate, Public memory clashes

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Cinderella the Cat

458. Cinderella the Cat

Animation Crime Thriller
6.8

20171h 26min

Director: Marino Guarnieri

Overview

Cenerentola struggles to escape the shadow and evil schemes of her stepmother and six stepsisters who all live aboard the Megaride, a ship stuck in the port of a decaying future Naples.


The Third Murder

459. The Third Murder

Drama Mystery Crime Legal Drama Investigation Mystery
6.7

20172h 5min

Japan

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Overview

A lawyer tasked with defending a robbery-and-murder suspect begins developing doubts about what truly happened.

Themes

Death penalty pressure, Courtroom drama tension, Confession pressure, Murder trial ambiguity, Confession-based inference, Murder trial strategy

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Memoir of a Murderer

460. Memoir of a Murderer

Crime Mystery Thriller Serial Killer Crime Whodunit
7.2

20171h 58min

South Korea

Director: Won Shin-yeon

Overview

A former serial killer with Alzheimer's fights to protect his daughter from her mysterious boyfriend who may be a serial killer too.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Protecting family under threat, Memory vs reality, Unreliable memory, Dementia and violence, Memory-driven crime

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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